Alexander Gustav Adolf Graf von Schleinitz was the Foreign Minister of Prussia from 1858 to 1861 and minister for the royal household from late 1861 to his death.
Alexander von Schleinitz (portrait study by Adolph Menzel, 1865)
Countess Marie von Schleinitz, Alexander's wife. Painting by Franz von Lenbach, 1873
Blankenburg (Harz) is a town and health resort in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at the north foot of the Harz Mountains, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Halberstadt.
Blankenburg seen from the Eichenberg to the west of the town
Blankenburg with its castle in the background
Blankenburg, view from the rocks of Großvaterfelsen to the north
Blankenburg Castle